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Millstar’s Quad Force Machining carbide cutting tools provide four cutting actions in one tool. The series uses advanced chipmaking technology that combines geometries for high-speed machining, trochoidal machining, plunge milling, and slide and slot milling, according to the company. The tools are suitable for cutting soft or hard tool and die steel, stainless steel and titanium. The multifunctional design eliminates the need for additional tools, decreases the number of tool changes and simplifies programming.

Walter USA LLC offers a solid-carbide, through-coolant drill for ISO-P and ISO-K materials. The design allows coolant flow to encompass the entire drill point, producing optimal cooling of both the drill and the tool/workpiece interface, according to the company. Controlling the coolant flow contributes to fine surface finishes, helping users avoid reworking holes. More material behind the cutting edge enhances sturdiness and boosts tool life stability and process reliability.

Iscar Metals Inc. offers Heli IQ Mill inserts for numerous milling applications across a variety of industrial sectors. The three helical cutting edges reduce cutting forces and power consumption, according to the company. The inserts are now available in cermet for machining medium to hard materials, are peripherally ground for milling stainless steel, and are ground sharp and diamond-polished for cutting aluminum.

Cobra Carbide Inc.’s ADDER universal endmills have a 40° helix and a variable-flute geometry. According to the company, the endmills enable chatter-free milling in hard, ferrous materials and impart fine surface finishes. The coatings reportedly allow users to dramatically increase feeds and speeds, take deeper DOCs and extend tool life.

Kyocera Precision Tools Inc. says positive-style inserts with its WP chipbreaker and a wiper cutting edge impart fine surface finishes at low cutting forces. The chipbreaker stabilizes chip conditions at low feed rates, controls excess chip breaking during high-feed and high-load machining and prevents tearing of the finished surface by controlling adhesion. The inserts are for machining steel and stainless steel and are available in a variety of CVD- and PVD-coated grades.

Leistritz Advanced Technologies Corp. designs cutting tools to fit any spindle in any machine tool. It offers tools for end facing, profile form turning, endmilling, step drilling, thread milling and key seating. According to the company, this high level of expertise and specialization is available to manufacturers seeking to enhance productivity in the aerospace, automotive and medical fields.

Manufactured by Kaiser Tool Co., the THINBIT GROOVE ‘N TURN line includes Dovetail grooving inserts and Static O-Ring Grooves. The inserts are for machining O-ring dovetail grooves with 66° undercut angles. According to the company, the insert design is optimized for strength by using a left/OD and right/ID insert pair to generate the groove form. Static O-Ring Grooves are available in OD and face grooving styles.

SICK announced the launch of the TriSpector1000 vision sensor for cost-efficient and reliable 3D inspection. The TriSpector1000 is a stand-alone, configurable 3D vision sensor that reliably inspects objects regardless of variations in object color, shape or position.

Seco Tools LLC offers PCD05- and PCD20-grade PCD-tipped milling inserts for its Turbo 10 cutter bodies. The inserts are suitable for cutting aluminum, titanium, polymers and fiber-reinforced composites. When used with carbide inserts, the PCD-tipped inserts act as wiper inserts in fixed pockets. The two grades come in the company’s X010 insert size with a corner radius of 0.016" (0.4mm) and a wiper length of 0.43" (1.08mm).

Mikron Corp. Monroe provides cutting tools from 0.004" (0.1mm) to 0.25" (6.0mm) in diameter for machining stainless steel, titanium, chrome-cobalt and high-temperature alloys. These include the CrazyDrill Twicenter with through-coolant ducts for centering, the CrazyMill Cool through-coolant milling cutter, the CrazyMill Chamfer deburring tools and the CrazyDrill Inox drill, which is available with or without through-coolant. The tools impart fine surface finishes, making secondary operations unnecessary, according to the company.

Eriez’ air-operated lift-magnet system moves multiple parts or cutouts up and off of burn tables. It also can lift single sheets or plates up to 3" (76.2mm) thick from a stack to load a table. The system improves productivity and safety by eliminating manual handling of multiple parts and the need for operators to climb on burn tables, according to the company. Standard models have 24" (609.6mm), 48" (1,219.2mm) and 120" (3,048mm) designs to accommodate most common plate and sheet sizes.

G.W. Schultz Tool Inc.’s HGW series tools are available with four, five or seven flutes and are for machining high-temperature alloys, tool steel and most stainless steel alloys. Designed for high-efficiency machining, the nACo-coated tools are suitable for full slotting, climb milling and dry cutting with a high feed. According to the company, customers increased tool life 10 to 30 percent while spending 5 to 30 percent less money.

Rani Tool Corp. offers German-made PCD inserts with CB3 chipbreakers from Becker Diamond Tools. The chipbreaker has a semiserrated wave profile on the flanks of the cutting point, which increases the material-removal rate and produces short, controlled chips. The inserts are suitable for machining with flood coolant or minimal-quantity lubrication.

Greenleaf Corp.’s XSYTIN-1 is a phase-toughened ceramic insert grade that resists wear and thermal shock. It is for milling, turning and grooving heat-resistant superalloys, cast iron, nodular iron, ductile iron, steel and stainless steel at extreme feed rates and high cutting speeds, according to the company. It is suitable for interrupted cuts, scale removal, roughing, semifinishing and finishing.

Heimatec Inc.’s line of 1:4 live tool speed multipliers enable tools to reach a maximum speed of 24,000 rpm. They are available for all popular live tool lathes. The speed multipliers are provided as axial or radial drilling and milling heads, with either internal or external coolant. Mounting configurations suit virtually any machine tool turret setup, including VDI and BMT sizes.

FMT beveling tools from Fastenal Co. are for cutting inside and outside bevels, pipe beveling, countersinking and generating radius paint edges. The spark-free, heat-free tools enable users to make head changes in 30 seconds. The electric FMT Bevel Mate is capable of bevel depths up to ½" (12.7mm), and the pneumatic FMT Bevel Mite is capable of bevel depths up to ¼" (6.4mm).

Nachi America Inc. says its Aqua Drill EX Flat series provides one-step drilling. The drill eliminates the need for a center drill or endmill on inclined or curved surfaces. The 180° flat cutting edge creates a minimal exit burr. The tools feature the Aqua EX coating for enhanced heat and wear resistance. New fractional sizes will be available in May.

Sandvik Coromant Co. says the GC4305-grade insert maximizes metal-removal rates, shortens processing times and enhances component quality when turning steel. It is made of a heat-resistant cutting material that is suitable for dry machining, which is ideal for automotive part manufacturers that seek to avoid the stresses tools experience as a result of temperature fluctuations. The insert features the company’s wear-resistant Inveio coating.

SwiftCARB offers a complete line of straight-shank and shell-mill indexable-insert corner rounders. According to the company, the tools increase cutting speeds and feed rates by 25 percent, and the tools’ inserts can be changed quickly, which enhances efficiency. The company stocks more than 70 radii, from 0.010" to 1" and from 1mm to 25mm.

Midwest Industrial Tool Grinding Inc. (MITGI) expanded its standard line to include more than 280 thread mills. The tools are available uncoated or with an AlTiN coating. The line includes single-flute, NPTF full-form straight or helical, NPT full-form straight or helical, UN full-form straight or helical, and metric full-form straight or helical thread mills. Specials can be ordered.